How to keep yourself safe and informed in a time of conflict

The Indian Army announced on Friday morning that it had “effectively repulsed” numerous attacks from Pakistan that used “drones and other munitions” along the country’s western border late into the previous night. The attacks came after India struck nine sites in Pakistan, in what it described as a “focused, measured and non-escalatory” response to the killings by terrorists of 26 civilians in Pahalgam on April 22.

While the Indian military repelled the Pakistani attacks, the administrations of several cities and towns across north and western India undertook measures through the night to warn their populations of possible strikes and protect them, including sounding air raid sirens and blacking out electricity.

Among these places were Jammu and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, Amritsar and Pathankot in Punjab, Jaisalmer and Bikaner in Rajasthan, and Bhuj in Gujarat.

In Chandigarh, precautionary measures continued into the morning of May 9. Just after 9 am, sirens blared across the city to warn the public of the risk of an attack. The Chandigarh administration’s official handle posted on X, “An air warning has been received from the Air force station of possible attack. Sirens are being soundead. All are advised to remain indoors and away from balconies.”

The Delhi administration also undertook preparatory measures for a...

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